Redskins Crush Cowboys 20-14

Dallas Cowboys coach Dave Campo is expected to have a far more chilly exchange with his boss.

In a messy nine-turnover game with many sideshows, the Redskins ended a 10-game losing streak to their fiercest rival. LaVar Arrington scored one touchdown and set up another with a pair of fumble recoveries in Sunday's 20-14 victory over the Cowboys.

It was Washington's first win over Dallas since Oct. 13, 1997, and it came amid a farewell party for retiring cornerback Darrell Green and tenuous futures in Dallas for coach Campo and running back Emmitt Smith. There were so many distractions that Campo said last week that if the Redskins didn't win this time, "they may never beat the Cowboys again in the history of the game of football."

As it turned out, they stayed in the game because of five Redskins turnovers and two big scoring plays. Roy Williams had an 85-yard interception return, and Antonio Bryant had a 46-yard TD catch in a seven-catch, 170-yard performance.

The Cowboys finished 5-11 for the third time in Campo's three years as coach. Owner Jerry Jones has met with Campo's possible replacement, Bill Parcells, twice in the last two weeks.

Washington owner Snyder got his first victory over the Cowboys since buying the team in 1999. Spurrier had promised to give Snyder the game ball whenever the Redskins (7-9) finally broke the losing streak.

Smith could be on his way out of Dallas because of salary cap issues. If so, the league's all-time leading rusher went out sputtering, gaining a season-low 13 yards on 18 carries.

Green said goodbye after 20 seasons with the Redskins. The 42-year-old cornerback cried during a pregame ceremony as he told the fans: "There's no way I could be who I am without all of you." His highlight was a 30-yard run on a punt return after taking a handoff from Champ Bailey.

The only touchdown drive of the first half was just 24 yards long, coming after Renaldo Wynn forced Chad Hutchinson to fumble on a sack. Arrington recovered, and Kenny Watson scored on a 5-yard run four plays later.

The Cowboys tied it late in the first half on rookie Williams' 85-yard interception return, the second one he's run back this season. The first came on Thanksgiving Day, when his 5-yard TD turned the tide in Dallas' 27-20 victory over Washington.

The Redskins scored again when Bruce Smith blindsided Hutchinson, forcing a fumble that rolled into the end zone. Arrington recovered for the touchdown.

It was Smith's 195th career sack, leaving him three behind Reggie White's all-time record.

A pair of field goals in the second half put the Redskins ahead 20-7, a cushion they needed when Bryant scored with 3:10 to play. Dallas never got the ball back, as Washington got a first down to run the clock out on the final possession.

The Redskins also had a touchdown negated in each half in unusual fashion.

In the first half, Ladell Betts' 27-yard TD run was overturned by a Cowboys challenge when the replay showed he was stripped by Ebenezer Ekuban at the 1-yard line. The ball went out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback.

In the second half, Bryan Johnson recovered a fumble on a kickoff and ran 12 yards for an apparent score. But several Redskins, thinking the whistle had blown, ran onto the field from the sideline before the play was over. The penalty for too many men on the field negated the fumble and gave Dallas the ball.